Rehabilitation is one of the best ways to protect our muscle strength directly, but what about when one limb is injured (and thus immobilized) what good is rehab then? Well, common thought has been to wait until the injured limb is healed before beginning rehabilitation, but new evidence suggests that may not be the best approach. Defeating Muscle Wastage Due to Immobilization - During immobility muscles...
“I have been doing drugs half my life... There had been times where I was thinking, ‘When is it going to be over? When am I going to be done?’ It took a long time, but with God’s help, I am here today and I am sober and clean.” - Patricio’s words serve as an inspiring example for us all: no matter what we’ve been through in the past, we can all become the heroes of our own stories. Some of the most...
By: Judah Gutwein, LNHA - Veteran residents at - The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Queens - hosted a magnificent -“Veterans Helping Veterans”- event Wednesday, Nov. 15 at the facility, located at 157-15 19-th- Ave in Whitestone, NY. The event commenced at 2:00p.m. with a patriotic flag-raising ceremony to pay tribute to American veterans who served their country honorably during war and peace...